During the past 20 years, more than 1,600 species of well-preserved fossil insects, including
members of over 270 families within 24 orders, have been described from the Middle …

Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling
modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs …

Orthoptera have been used for decades for numerous evolutionary questions but several of
its constituent groups, notably crickets, still suffer from a lack of a robust phylogenetic …

Graphene has extremely low mass density and high mechanical strength, and key qualities
for efficient wide-frequency-response electrostatic audio speaker design. Low mass ensures …

In the current extinction crisis, emerging technologies can support the urgent need to
document biodiversity worldwide. Automated acoustic recorders are increasingly being used …

A new docodontan mammaliaform from the Middle Jurassic of China has skeletal features
for climbing and dental characters indicative of an omnivorous diet that included plant sap …

In communication animals use a full range of signals: acoustic, visual, chemical, electrical
and tactile. The processes involved in how and why animals communicate have long held …

The efficiency of long-distance acoustic signalling of insects in their natural habitat is
constrained in several ways. Acoustic signals are not only subjected to changes imposed by …

We report a new Jurassic docodontan mammaliaform found in China that is preserved with
the hyoid bones. Its basihyal, ceratohyal, epihyal, and thyrohyal bones have mobile joints …

Abstract The northeastern Chinese Yanliao Biota (sometimes called the Daohugou Biota)
comprises numerous, frequently spectacular fossils of non‐marine organisms, occurring in …